Video: Old-school Lady Gaga at NYU

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Performances, Videos, Pop

As if we needed any more reason to admire the talent of Lady Gaga, we just came across this video of her from her pre-Gaga (and pre-blonde) days. Here, she is performing at the annual NYU talent show as Stefani Germanotta, performing Captivated and Electric Kiss while playing piano.

We also like what she says at the 5:48 mark in the video posted after the break. She is definitely cognizant about her surroundings, and her role in the music business. Listen to her comments about her album, The Fame, as well as Princess Diana.

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Interview: Pint Shot Riot

Posted by Drea Avellan Categories: Site Features, Rock

Although the name Pint Shot Riot might not ring any bells for most Americans, EA is working on fixing this issue – pronto. Pint Shot Riot is a British Rock band that has had their fair amount of publicity on BBC Radio, BBC Band of the week and even made the UK Indie charts at #7. Their first single, “Punches Kicks Trenches And Swords,” had an appearance on The Sims 3, giving the band some international exposure. Pint Shot Riot currently holds a publishing deal with EA and their partner company, Artwerk, to license their songs to appear on games developed by EA. If you are big into EA games, get familiar with the name – you will be hearing it a lot more.

I had the opportunity to chat with Baby Dave, the bassist, and talk about the band history, video games and try to dig up any glorious dirt.

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Interview with Brooklyn’s funky duo, Matt & Kim

Posted by Drea Avellan Categories: Editorials, Dance

Music has always been a form of self-expression. Most artists enjoy creating music and sharing it with the world anyways they can – through shows, CDs, blogs, MP3s, Myspace, Twitter and any other new media the Internet spits out. As an extension to all the ways we can enjoy their music, Matt & Kim, can also be found on various video games published by EA. If you have heard of this Brooklyn-based dance/punk/electric/make you feel good music band – you know why they are a great fit to the EA TRAX catalog.

Matt & Kim broke into the ever so experimental New York music scene in 2006 with their first self-titled EP. Since then, they have been making everyone dance with non-stop tours all around the United States and Canada. The release of their full-length album, Grand, has brought Matt & Kim some mainstream exposure via commercials and now – video games.

We talked it up with Matt while on his way to a show in Florida. We talked about the band, games, the music scene and how they party—Isn’t that what it’s all about, anyways?

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